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Tech Notebook: Dozens sickened by virus at Moscone Center
For most techies, it's generally not good to be associated with a virus of any sort. But folks at Sun Microsystems and organizers of this week's JavaOne software conference in San Francisco may have felt especially queasy when they heard that local health authorities were tracking an outbreak
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Young artist paints on large scale
Josh Halpern, 14
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A serenade to mom
Make this Mother’s Day tuba terrific by serenading mom with some Tchaikovsky and Gershwin. It’s not time to run out and take tuba lessons, however. The State College Area Municipal Band will do the work for you.
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Over 2,000 participate in school youth festival
MES Indian School’s three-day youth festival has concluded with a glittering awards function at the open air auditorium of the boys’ section. The festival had more than 2,000 participants, with competitions in fine arts held on six stages.
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Tango tonight?
TANGO SHOW May 18 & May 19: This full-length dance extravaganza entitled The Four Seasons is part of the KL Tango Festival, which is held with support from the Argentine Embassy to give Malaysians a glimpse into the fiery passion of the Argentine tango.
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Groove with Zainal Abidin
Singer Zainal Abidin needs no introduction. Fans can catch his show at Groove Junction, Desa Sri Hartamas in Kuala Lumpur at 9pm.
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Art contest for Subang Jaya kids on June 22
CHILDREN will get the opportunity to show their artistic talents in the annual Subang Jaya Children's Art Competition on June 22 and their entries will also be flown to Japan to be entered in the Pentel International Art Contest.
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Do something nice for mom: Santa Cruz Mother's Day calendar
MOTHER'S DAY SALE: With jewelry, ceramics and more created by local artists plus refreshments. From 11 a.
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Family highlights need for organ donors
Thousands of New Yorkers are currently waiting for organ donations to survive. Now, one local father is trying to get the word out after organ donors gave his family something they can never repay. Steve Ference has the story.
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Hackers find a new place to hide rootkits
Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a computer's microprocessor, hidden from current antivirus products. Called an SSM (System Management Mode) rootkit, the software runs in a protected part of a computer's memory that can be locked and rendered invisible to the operating system but which can give attackers ...
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Fratellis Kick Off Spin's 2008 Ruby Concert Series
With a special performance June 15 at West Hollywood's Key Club, high-energy Glasgow-based trio the Fratellis will open the second season of Spin 's Ruby concert series, an event dedicated to showcasing the best in new indie music, launched in 2007 in partnership with adidas Originals and Citi Private Pass. "As Spin continues to support emerging artists, this platform allows bands to ...
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The Coach(ed) Corner: Using power meters to train for bicycle racing
Greetings. There’s been a lot going on these last two weeks, so I’m going to skip the snappy lead and get to it. Let’s start with some race talk. I managed to get myself to the East Coast at the end of April for the sixth running of the Tour de Georgia. As you all know by now, it was a pretty exciting race, marked by the unexpected emergence of Belarusian Kanstantsin Sivtsov. I still don’t know ...
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Jason Castro talks about his seventh-season 'American Idol' journey
Jason Castro's American Idol journey lasted longer than he thought it would. "I made it farther than I ever had imagined. I didn't really consider it a real possibility that I could win until these last few weeks," he told reporters during a Thursday conference call. "And I was giving it my best.
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Blueberry Friday Fest Is May 18
Bartow’s monthly Friday Fest will be held on May 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. along East Main Street and Central Avenue in Downtown Bartow. Bartow’s Clear Springs will sponsor this month’s event, which features live music by Band Haven, and blueberry samples for the community.
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DRAMA May 10 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm:
Chanditala Prompter presents Swarthapar Daitya (Bengali adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant; Dir: Pradip Roy) and Kolkata Eso Natak Shikhi’ s production, Jantrana (Dir: Tapas Das).
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The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) Metro Good Morning
La Martiniere for Boys’ fest, Nexus ’08, in association with t2 , at the school, 8am to 8pm. McDowell’s No. 1 celebration presents The Telegraph Cup Football for Corporates 2008 at CC&FC, 4.30pm.
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Classic Stompers leave footprints far and wide
If the recent jazz acts we've seen and heard are any indication, Dayton plays an important part in the itineraries of many big-name artists. But we're not just on the receiving end of all this musical activity; one local jazz group uses the city as a launching pad for its own periodic tours.
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Peanuts Promise For Pets Coming To Raleigh County
The town of Sophia is organizing their third annual "Peanut's Promise for Pets."
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Live Nation Jams With AdBrite
Concert promoter Live Nation partnered with the AdBrite network on its eFan Finder to help the company track the thousands of shows it presents annually. read more
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Warner Music sees lossens widen
Warner Music on Thursday reported a rise in losses for the second quarter and suspended its quarterly dividend payment, providing further evidence of the pressures on the music industry.
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Regatta fun
FAMILIES enjoyed a full line-up of entertainment at the Bahrain Yacht Club (BYC) Dreamflight Open Regatta yesterday at the club in Sitra.Entertainment on the sidelines of the major two-day sporting event included music from the Aryan Fame Band, a Caribbean themed party and a barbecue.
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Missing Clearwater woman found murdered
Rachel Hoffman, who was working with the Tallahassee Police Department's vice unit in an investigation, went missing Wednesday night. Investigators found her body today in rural Taylor County.
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The Chicago Jazz Ensemble Presents the 2008 Louis Armstrong Legacy Program and Celebration
CHICAGO, May 8, 2008 - The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), with a grant and support from the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and the Polk Bros. Foundation, presents the 2008 Louis Armstrong Legacy Program and Celebration (LALPC), which includes a Master Class with CJE Artistic Director Jon Faddis and members of the CJE on Tuesday, May 20, from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm at the Concert Hall of the ...
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Consort Columbia Celebrating May with 3 events
Consort Columbia will celebrate spring with an inaugural May Festival packed with enchanting music, a children's chorus, Mozart's revered Requiem and the premiere of a Richland student's poem put to music.
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A shaky start for Symphony Silicon Valley's Gershwin show
Two hours of Gershwin should be two hours of happiness. So let's hope that by the time you read this, the folks responsible for this week's Gershwin extravaganza at the California Theatre will have the music under some kind of control, so that everyone in tonight's sold-out house can walk on air.
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